Zack Richards has just turned fifty. His mother passed away a year ago from breast cancer. Six months ago "the most beautiful girl in the world" (as Zack referred to her) his wife Julie was killed by a drunk driver. Now his father has become ill with some very peculiar symptoms. Then to top it off his job as an engineer at Hunter Motors is being seriously threatened. When all this is put together, Zack is going through a mid-life crisis of monumental proportions. After a series of foreign and unexpected events, Zack decides to begin a spiritual journey in the quest of nothing less than... the meaning of life! Why are all the important people in my life leaving me and where are they now that they're gone, are the questions that fuel Zack's mission. In the midst of his searching, Zack's sister-in-law introduces him to the beautiful, confident, but vulnerable Brenda. His best friend's wife introduces him to the perky, vivacious and extremely vulnerable Sara.

'The Truth is Longer Than a Lie' provides important insights into children's experiences of abuse & their perception of professional intervention. The authors' promote the emerging child-centred approach to research, which provides children with an opportunity to talk about abuse & its effects on their lives.

Unplug the clock. Turn off the television. Put a stack of John Hartford albums on the stereo. Sit back and take a trip to the hills of eastern Kentucky. Come meet other real people among the hills, but dont expect to see any stereotypes of hillbillies or moonshine stills. His tribute to these gentle people is, in the best sense, poetic. His writing flows like a creek running down the piney mountains. Royce has given the world an impressive record of one of the last remnants of American culture still uncontaminated by a plastic mentality. It is hoped this warm and beautiful book will not be an epitaph to the mountain culture, but the start of the renaissance of their natural lifestyle. -Greg Bailey, Columbia Missourian Country Miles are Longer than City Miles, a sort of Kentucky Foxfire that examines with reverence about 20 of the states artisans and their work. Royces book is a genuine artcraft of its own kind, a lovingly carved little piece of work that exudes vibrant enthusiasm from every page. It is good to see ourselves as others see us. In this case, it can bring us back to some sense of ourselves. Commitment to excellence is a rare enough quality in most any human undertaking, and it is this quality that Craig Evan Royce is concerned with in Country Miles are Longer than City Miles. -Review by Don Edwards Herald-Leader Literary Columnist The Lexington Herald-Leader This is a craft book of a different genre. It is the story of the inseparable love that the true craftsman has for his work - and his respect for nature. Each chapter opens with a sepia photo - and every priceless photo tells a story. Interviews with the individual craft folk are written in dialect - and the first-hand mountain memoirs are indeed moving and enlightening simultaneously. Author Royce has compiled a unique and inspiring glimpse into the art of the southern highlands from which all who read, be they craftsmen or not, can benefit. -edited by Susan Bruno, The NEWPORT NEWS DAILY PRESS

Kim Basinger is one of the most recognizable women in the world, an international star. It was on the set of her debut movie that she met and fell in love with make-up artist Ron Britton. He became her first husband. In this book, Ron lifts the lid on one of the world's most desirable women, spilling the beans on her secret affair with Richard Gere. He tells the sad and sometimes scandalous side of life in the limelight.